"Hello," Sina replies, in her tense, well-practiced way. She swallows hard and watches Cassandra warily, intimidated by her obvious power and the aggressive silhouette of her armor. This is what she always pictured when she was a child and thought of shem'len: frightening, larger than life, commanding.
She tries to push it aside, and steels herself. She has learned since arriving in Skyhold that every person outclan is different, and that even the most frightening in appearance are sometimes the kindest.